Wow. After weeks if not months of driving myself absolutely insane trying to choose a new gas grill, I finally pulled the trigger on a Genesis Platinum B.
I was looking at some of the Nexgrill manufactured grills at Lowes (Jen-Air) and the Grand Hall monster at Sams Club as well as the Weber line. After falling in love with the WSM, I knew that I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I chose one of those other gas grills, so the Genesis it was.
I settled on the natural gas version and I couldn't be happier. I was lucky enough to have someone come out the day that I called to have the gas line installed. Needless to say, I was grilling a few hours later.
I had some dogs in the fridge and figured they'd be easy to get this grill started. It turned out that they were just about the best hotdogs I had ever had in my life.
Yes, I was excited about hotdogs. I knew at that point that everything else I cooked on this grill would be icing on the cake.
The second cook was hamburgers. I had some 80/20 ground chuck in the fridge and figured that they'd be a great way to "season" the grill. I've been reading the big Weber recipe book and figured that I'd follow their recommendations to a "T". The end result was one of the best burgers I've ever had.
The Genesis replaced a Coleman 3000 that was a decent grill when it was purchased back in 2000. At the time, I knew nothing about grilling and even less about what to look for in a grill. Since that time, I've managed to grill quite a bit of over and under-cooked food on the Coleman. Most of that was my own fault, but something about this Genesis just seems to make things so easy. Maybe it's the stainless steel grates. Maybe it's the flavorizer bars. In any case, it's all good so far.
I guess the next cook will have to be chicken. I can't wait. I'm already looking for the Weber poultry roaster. After that, I'll probably toss some strip steaks on to see how that goes.
Thanks to all you folks that post here about your Weber grills. The information you provide was very helpful in my decision making process and while the Genesis might not "look" as good as some of the stuff in Home Depot and Lowes, I doubt many grills at this price point give you what Weber provides overall.
I was looking at some of the Nexgrill manufactured grills at Lowes (Jen-Air) and the Grand Hall monster at Sams Club as well as the Weber line. After falling in love with the WSM, I knew that I wouldn't be able to live with myself if I chose one of those other gas grills, so the Genesis it was.
I settled on the natural gas version and I couldn't be happier. I was lucky enough to have someone come out the day that I called to have the gas line installed. Needless to say, I was grilling a few hours later.
I had some dogs in the fridge and figured they'd be easy to get this grill started. It turned out that they were just about the best hotdogs I had ever had in my life.
The second cook was hamburgers. I had some 80/20 ground chuck in the fridge and figured that they'd be a great way to "season" the grill. I've been reading the big Weber recipe book and figured that I'd follow their recommendations to a "T". The end result was one of the best burgers I've ever had.
The Genesis replaced a Coleman 3000 that was a decent grill when it was purchased back in 2000. At the time, I knew nothing about grilling and even less about what to look for in a grill. Since that time, I've managed to grill quite a bit of over and under-cooked food on the Coleman. Most of that was my own fault, but something about this Genesis just seems to make things so easy. Maybe it's the stainless steel grates. Maybe it's the flavorizer bars. In any case, it's all good so far.
I guess the next cook will have to be chicken. I can't wait. I'm already looking for the Weber poultry roaster. After that, I'll probably toss some strip steaks on to see how that goes.
Thanks to all you folks that post here about your Weber grills. The information you provide was very helpful in my decision making process and while the Genesis might not "look" as good as some of the stuff in Home Depot and Lowes, I doubt many grills at this price point give you what Weber provides overall.